As if to underscore the difficulty (or should that be absurdity?) of setting up shop in this economic climate, Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti's new Partners & Spade sells a case full of Lehman Brothers paraphernalia found on eBayeverything from a branded Rubik's Cube to an infant's onesie. "They're the relics of our times," Spade says. "It's an archaeological dig for what's happening presently." Among those nouveau relics: Tim Barber books, a custom-designed fixie, and a vintage globe from Cartier's boardroom (pictured). (The duo will also make you a custom trophy to help heal long-held insecuritiesSpade's reads "Kung Fu Champ, 1978.") The store does double-duty as the bricks-and-mortar outpost of the Partners & Spade creative firm, which has published 40 books and is sending a movie to Cannes for the second straight year. As for the wisdom of starting the company's retail arm at such a tough time, Spade points out this isn't his first time doing soKate Spade was launched in 1993, during the last recession. "Hopefully people can get excited about going out again," he says. "And they don't have to buy anything."Opening Saturday, 40 Great Jones St., NYC, (646) 861-2827, partnersandspade.com

Unburied treasures

As if to underscore the difficulty (or should that be absurdity?) of setting up shop in this economic climate, Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti's new Partners & Spade sells a case full of Lehman Brothers paraphernalia found on eBayeverything from a branded Rubik's Cube to an infant's onesie. "They're the relics of our times," Spade says. "It's an archaeological dig for what's happening presently." Among those nouveau relics: Tim Barber books, a custom-designed fixie, and a vintage globe from Cartier's boardroom (pictured). (The duo will also make you a custom trophy to help heal long-held insecuritiesSpade's reads "Kung Fu Champ, 1978.") The store does double-duty as the bricks-and-mortar outpost of the Partners & Spade creative firm, which has published 40 books and is sending a movie to Cannes for the second straight year. As for the wisdom of starting the company's retail arm at such a tough time, Spade points out this isn't his first time doing soKate Spade was launched in 1993, during the last recession. "Hopefully people can get excited about going out again," he says. "And they don't have to buy anything."Opening Saturday, 40 Great Jones St., NYC, (646) 861-2827, partnersandspade.com